Linux Mint Plans Annual Releases and a New Numbering System with Mint 27
Linux Mint is moving to annual releases and replacing its familiar point releases with a numbering system tied to the coming year. The…
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GNOME 51 Targets Smoother Desktop Performance with Reworked Frame Scheduling
GNOME 51 puts one of the desktop’s least visible jobs near the centre of its performance work: deciding when to prepare and deliver…
Ubuntu Introduces Local Speech-to-Text with Its New Myna Feature
Ubuntu has introduced Myna, an optional speech-to-text feature that turns spoken words into text inside desktop applications. Canonical made the technology preview available…
Fedora Tests Rust-Based Conmon v3 for Podman Containers
Fedora is testing conmon v3, a Rust replacement for the C container monitor used with Podman. The change concerns a small process with…
Framework Laptop 12 Gains a Fedora Preinstalled Option
The Framework Laptop 12 now has a Fedora Linux preinstalled option, giving buyers a factory configured Linux system rather than another installation project.…
Ubuntu 26.10 Introduces Post-Quantum Package Signing
Ubuntu 26.10 introduces post-quantum-ready package signing by changing the software that verifies APT repository signatures. Released on October 15, 2026, “Stonking Stingray” uses…
KDE Plasma 6.8 Enables NVIDIA Triple Buffering by Default
KDE Plasma 6.8 enables triple buffering by default for NVIDIA GPUs in KWin, its window manager and compositor. The change gives the desktop…
Linux 7.3 Released: What the New Kernel Means for Desktop Users
Linux 7.3 was released on October 18, 2026, bringing changes to CPU scheduling, Btrfs storage performance and Intel display support. The Linux 7.3…
Ubuntu 26.10 Completes Its Switch to Rust-Based Core Utilities
Ubuntu 26.10 completes its move to Rust-based core utilities by replacing the remaining GNU implementations of cp, mv and rm with their uutils…
KDE Plasma 6.8 Retires X11 Sessions While Keeping Older Applications Working
KDE Plasma 6.8 removes the Plasma X11 desktop session, but it does not remove support for running X11 applications. Released on October 14,…